DNOW (DNOW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David Cherechinsky, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.1M in 2025, up 17% from $6.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 100:1, on median employee pay of $71,071.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$7.1M+17% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
100:1median $71,071
CEO pay in equity
64%$4.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$1,100,000Established for 2025 annual incentive
Say on Pay Support
95%Prior year shareholder approval
Cost Synergies Target
$70MExpected annual savings from MRC acquisition
Total Employees
4,916Worldwide population used for pay ratio

How Cherechinsky was paid

$7.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary14%Stock awards64%Non-equity incentive22%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David CherechinskyPresident & Chief Executive Officer$7,118,605
Mark JohnsonSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$2,443,445
Raymond ChangVP, General Counsel, & Secretary$2,022,223
Kelly MunsonChief Administrative and Information Officer$1,531,672
Gillian AndersonVice President & Chief Accounting Officer$564,112
Rocio SurrattVP – Finance and Corporate Controller$915,007

What changed and why

  • $7.1MDavid Cherechinsky received a total compensation of $7,118,605 in 2025, representing an increase from the prior year total of $6,081,037.
  • 95%The 2025 Say on Pay vote received approximately 95% support from shareholders at the annual meeting.
  • The Compensation Committee increased performance hurdles for both EBITDA and Return on Capital Employed metrics in incentive awards.
  • The company completed the acquisition of MRC Global Inc. on November 6, 2025, expanding operations significantly.
  • A 20-day volume weighted average stock price was instituted for determining equity grants starting in 2026.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.